Cash-fare-slip holder.



H. E..THOMSEN & A. RIENHARDT.

CASH FARE SLIP HOLDER. APPLICATION rnsnme. 12, 1910.

1,011,393. PatentedDec.12,1911.

WITNESSES:

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UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN E. THOMSEN AND WILLIAM A. RIENI-IARDT, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS,ASSIGNOIRS' OF ONE-TT-IIRD TO B. E.'LEE JENKINS, 0F HOUSTON, TEXAS.

. GASH-FARE-SLIP HOLDER.

' Specification of Lettersratent.

v Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

Application filed August 12, 1910. Serial No. 576,831.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that .we, HERMAN E. THOM- SEN and WILLIAM A. RIENHARDT,citizens of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county ofHarris and State of Texas, have invented certain newand usefulImprovements in Cash-Fare-Slip Holders, of which the following is aspecification;

Our invention relates tonew and useful improvements in cash-fare-slipholders. 3

The object of the invention is to provide a suitable holder or casing,in which the cash fare slips may be stored and after having themproperly filled-out, the passenger receipt and auditors check ejectedfrom the casing and an additional auditors slip contained therein.

Another object is to provide a device of the character described thatwill be strong, durable, and eflicient and simple and comparativelyinexpensive'to construct, and also one in which the several parts willnot be likely to get out of working order.

This application is intended to be a companion for 'Patent Number960,733 and is designed to cover certain new and useful improvements notcontained therein.

Figure 1 is an isometric view of our in- Vention showing the frame and ahinged casing therefor. Fig. 2-is a cross sectional View of the devicetaken on the line a-a of 3, while Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalview of the device showing the casing in its folded position upon theframe.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like numerals ofreference designate similar parts in each of the fig ures, the numeral 1refers to the inner frame which comprises side bars 2 and 3 havingrounded ends 4 and 5, and connected by supporting plate 6 and crossbrace 7.

Between the ends 4 and 5 a slip-carrying roller 8 is mounted inconcentricrelation to the said ends and at the bottom of dovetailedgrooves 9 and 10 inclining down- A plurality of cash fare slips 13, 14and 15 are wound or stored uponthe roller 8, at one end, so that whenpassed up and over thesupporting plate 6, the slips 13 will beuppermost, permitting the conductor to fill out the cash fare receipt,the writing being manifolded upon the slips of the underlying slips 14and 15.

It is understood that the cash fare slips are arranged in 3 slips, 13,14, and 15, the slip 13 being made up of the cash fare receipt, the slip14, after being ejected is retained by the conductor and kept until hehas checked up his days work and then turned in to the auditor, whileslip 15 is wound upon storage roller 16 and so kept until entirely usedup, when the conductor will turn in the whole cash fare slip holder tothe auditor and receive one which has been properly filled with slips.The slips 13 and 14 which lie one above the other and upon slip 15should be suitably coated to manifold from one to the other.

The frame 1 is inclosed in any suitable material, preferably, analuminum case, 17,

suitably hinged at 18 and 19-and open at its sides so that the structurewill be as light as possible consistent with proper strength. The saidcasing covers the ends, bottom and top of the frame, having its edgesterminating flush with the outer faces ofthe side bars 2 and 3, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2, thus leaving the side bars 2 and 3 of the frameexposed.

The top of the casing is provided with an opening 20 over plate 6through which the cash fare slip 13 is exposed. By means of the hingejoint 18 the upper'end of the portion is caused to form a flap 21 asshown in Figs. 1 and 2 so that the flap may be swung outwardly to'exposethe slips, the roller 16 and the spur gears which forms a bearing forthe said roller. It is to be understood that this metal casing is to bethin and flexible yet-stout enough to hold its shape. The extreme upperend of the flap is formed into a tongue 22 and the metal graduallyreduced in thickness, so

that the extreme upper edge of the tongue is reduced to a very sharpedge.

The tongue has a width slightly greater than the cash fare slips 13, 14and 15. The lugs 25 and 26 and the tongue 22, normally, lie upon slip 15and under slips 13 and 141.

The roller 16 which receives the slip 15 from roller 8 and holds itsecurely attached to itself by means of a slot or in any other suitablemanner, has a bearing in the bottom of a downwardly inclined dove-tailedgroove 27 at one side. At this end the roller is held in the groove by akey 28, while at its opposite end it is provided with a trunnion 29,fitted in the face of a spring held spur gear 30 integral with a handknob 31 on the outside of the side bar 3. It is also obvious that byturning knbb 31 from left to right with relation to Figs. 1 and 2 theslip 15 will be wound about the roller 16 and slips 13 and 14: ejectedfrom the casing. To facilitate this process of ejecting the slips wehave provided a secondary or auxiliary roller 32 which will normally lielightly upon the said slips. This roller carries upon one end a spurgear 33 designed to mesh with spur gear 30 and receive motion therefrom.

At the opposite end of frame 1 and secured to plate 6 on either side wehave provided spring hooks 34 over which the slips 13, 14 and 15 willreadily pass while going in a forward direction, but being upturned andvery sharp at their points, will pierce the slips if it is sought toreverse their direction. These hooks are best shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

We have provided lugs 35 and 36 designed to be held by suit-able locks37 and 38 and have provided a key way 39 for the unlocking of the same.These lugs and locks may be of any approved type to suit the demand.Secured to the bottom of plate 6 is a spring 40, designed to bearlightly against the stored slips.

It is clearly'obvious that this device may be used for such purposes asa bill book for mercantile establishments, for a collectors receipt bookand for many other similar uses.

It is also obvious that the construction may be changed withoutdeparting from the principle of our invention and while we have shownand described this particular form we do not desire to be limited by thesame to the specific structure shown.

What we claim, is 2-- 1. In a device of the character described thecombination with a frame consisting of two parallel bars having roundedextremities and connected by suitable cross pieces, of a rollerdetachably and rotatably mounted at each extremity of said frame andsupporting fare slips, spur gear mechanism operatively connected withsaid rollers, a pawl regulating said spur gear mechanism, said pawlhaving contact with said spur gear mechanism in such manner that one ofsaid rollers is limited to one direction of rotation, said side barsbeing provided with slots for receiving the said roller, removable meanscarried by said slots for normally holding said rollers in place, acasing adapted to receive said frame, said casing consisting of suitablematerial contiguous to the bottom and ends of said frame, the saidcasing being hinged together and adapted to only partially cover the topof said frame and to pass about the periphery of the said frame, alocking means, carried by said frame, lugs carried by said casingadapted to be engaged by said locking means, an aperture being providedin the said casing and a pointed hook carried by one of said crosspieces, and having spring portions engaging the casing with their pointsextending in the direction of motion of the slips and adapted topuncture the said slips if they are moved in a reverse direction.

2. In a device of the character described the combination with a frameconsisting of two parallel side bars connected by a suitable crosspiece, a slip carrying roller rotatably mounted at each extremity, aspur gear mechanism carried at one end of said frame operativelyconnected with said roller, a pawl for regulating the rotation of saidspur gear mechanism whereby one of said rollers is limited to onedirection of rotation, a removable means for, normally, holding saidrollers in place, a casing adapted to receive said frame, said casingconsisting of suitable material and adapted to fit snugly about saidframe and embrace the same, a locking means carried by said'frame, lugscarried by the top portion of said casing, said locking means adapted toengage the said lugs and hold the said casing in a locked position uponsaid frame and a plurality of sharp pointed hooks carried by said crosspiece having spring portions engaging the casing, with the, pointsextending in the direction of motion of the slips, and adapted topuncture the said slips when the direction of rotation of said rollersis reversed.

3. In a device of the character described the combination with a frameconsisting of two side bars connected by suitable cross pieces, a slipcarrying roller rotatably mounted at each extremity thereof, a spur gearmechanism carried at one end of said frame and operatively connectedwith one of said rollers, a means for controlling the rotation of saidspur gear mechanism whereby said last mentioned roller is limited to aone way rotation, removable means for normally holding said roller inplace, a casing adapted to receive said frame to fit snugly about andembrace the same, a locking means carried by said frame, lugs carried bythe top portion of said casing, said locking means names to thisspecification in the presence being adapted to engage the said lugs andof two subscribing Witnesses.

hold the said casinlg in a locked position HERMAN E THOMSEN upon saidframe an a means carried by said device and engaging against the slipscar- WILLIAM RIENHARDT' ried by said roller and limiting said slipsWitnesses: to a one Way movement. CHAS. R. MUNGER,

In testimony whereof We have signed our W. S. BARKER.

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. -Washington, D. G.

